Leonardi Surname

11,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Leonardi Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of Leonardo (lion, bold).

Leonardi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy29,8571:2,048124
Brazil4,2641:50,2051,953
United States3,6571:99,11411,019
Argentina2,8811:14,8361,321
Indonesia2,7431:48,2135,424
France1,4511:45,7775,865
Switzerland4421:18,5813,047
Australia4231:63,8207,653
Venezuela3111:97,1193,616
England2941:189,51716,830
Germany1971:408,65737,472
Tanzania1941:272,89521,498
Canada1621:227,44221,827
Spain1281:365,25020,590
Belgium1121:102,64915,579
Uruguay1051:32,6833,765
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
Malta421:10,245640
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Paraguay391:185,5583,539
Chile351:503,32812,866
Peru291:1,096,00419,774
Portugal281:372,08012,265
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Slovenia151:165,84514,188
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Wales141:221,03813,576
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Albania51:582,81119,572
China51:273,464,31313,838
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
San Marino11:33,214932
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Léonardi (45) are calculated separately.

Leonardi (2,561) may also be a first name.

Leonardi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Descendant of Leonardo (lion, bold).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Leonardi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Leonardi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Leonardi (Arabic: ليوناردي, Georgian: ლეონარდი, Russian: Леонарди) is most common in Italy. It may also occur as: Léonardi. For other possible spellings of Leonardi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leonardi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,756th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 152,520 people. Leonardi occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Leonardi live; 63 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 63 percent live in Italic Europe. Leonardi is also the 145,539th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 2,561 people.

The last name is most common in Italy, where it is carried by 29,857 people, or 1 in 2,048. In Italy it is most common in: Sicily, where 30 percent reside, Lazio, where 14 percent reside and Emilia-Romagna, where 12 percent reside. Beside Italy this surname exists in 81 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Leonardi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leonardi has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 11,082 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,940 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leonardi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leonardi surname are 2.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.79% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leonardi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 6.39% less than the national average, earning €28,111 per year; in Peru they earn 12.48% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,805 per year; in South Africa they earn 225.65% more than the national average, earning R 773,868 per year; in United States they earn 12.66% more than the national average, earning $48,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.98% more than the national average, earning $61,100 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Leonardi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leonardi in the Georgian language
ლეონარდიleonardi-
Leonardi in the Russian language
Леонардиleonardi-
Leonardi in the Arabic language
ليونارديlywnardy-

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